Joystick input device

1. A joystick input device comprising:

a casing having a tiltable-component supporter;

a tiltable component held by the tiltable-component supporter and extending in a direction away from a tilt center;

tilt-detecting means for detecting a state of tilting of the tiltable component;

a pushable component held by the tiltable component;

push-detecting means for detecting a state of pushing of the pushable component; and

an operation component for performing a tilt operation of the tiltable component and a push operation of the pushable component,

wherein the casing has an operation-regulating portion disposed away from the tilt center, and

the operation-regulating portion comprising

a pushable-component through-hole configured to receive a leading edge of the pushable component

a pushable-component stopping portion disposed around a peripheral portion of the pushable-component through-hole,

wherein the operation-regulating portion prevents the tilt operation when the pushable component is received through the pushable-component through-hole, and

wherein the operation-regulating portion prevents the push operation when the tiltable component is tilted, to prevent simultaneous pushing and tilting operations.

2. The joystick input device according to claim 1 , wherein the operation-regulating portion is disposed adjacent to the operation component away from the tilt center.

3. The joystick input device according to claim 2 , wherein the tiltable-component supporter includes the operation-regulating portion having the pushable-component through-hole and the pushable-component stopping portion at a spherical sliding contact face thereof, and a sliding portion of the tiltable component slides on the sliding contact face so that the tiltable component is tiltably held.

4. A joystick input device comprising:

a tiltable component having a tilt shaft and driving legs extending radially from an end of the tilt shaft;

tilt-detecting means for detecting a direction of tilting of the tiltable component, the tilt-detecting means being driven by the driving legs;

a tilt-operation knob attached to an opposing end of the tilt shaft; and

a casing accommodating the driving legs and the tilt-detecting means,

wherein the joystick input device is mounted to a panel having a cylindrical input-device holding portion with the tilt-operation knob exposed;

a panel-mounting portion extending in an axial direction of the tilt shaft, accommodating the tilt shaft, and being inserted into the cylindrical input-device holding portion of the panel is mounted to the casing; and

wherein an outer diameter of the panel-mounting portion is smaller than a length and width of the casing, and the joystick input device is mounted to the panel having an overhanging portion covering a multilevel section between the panel-mounting portion and the casing.

5. The joystick input device according to claim 4 wherein the joystick input device is mounted to the panel having a projecting portion protruding from the overhanging portion in a longitudinal direction of the panel-mounting portion.

6. The joystick input device according to claim 5 , further comprising:

a cylindrical rotatable unit accommodated inside the panel-mounting portion; and

a turning knob connected to the rotatable unit and disposed between the projecting portion and the tilt-operation knob.